Title :
Polarization-Dependence of Ultrafast Optical Nonlinearities of Bragg-Spaced Quantum Wells
Author :
Kwong, Nai H. ; Nguyen, Duy T. ; Binder, Rolf
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Arizona, Tucson
Abstract :
We present a microscopic theory for the polarization dependence of the nonlinear reflection of Bragg-spaced quantum wells. Our theory includes polariton correlations beyond third order. Comparisons with experimental results show reasonably good agreement.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; light polarisation; light reflection; nonlinear optics; semiconductor quantum wells; Bragg-spaced quantum wells; GaAs; microscopic theory; nonlinear reflection; polariton correlations; polarization dependence; ultrafast optical nonlinearities; Excitons; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Probes; Quantum mechanics; Reflectivity; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453319
